THIS volume is an attractively produced collection of thirty-nine clhapters on a wide variety of subjects written by a well balanced team of experts under the general editorship of Sir Cecil Wakeley. The team consists of members from the main London hospitals and from many widely scattered Provincial hospitals. Consequently a broad cross-sectional viewv of modern treatment is provided. Of gener...

Middle ear diseases in childhood play an important role in daily ENT practice due to their high incidence. Some of these like acute otitis media or otitis media with effusion have been studied extensively within the last decades. In this article, we present a selection of important childhood middle ear diseases and discuss the actual literature concerning their treatment, management of complica...

MODERN TREATMENT IN GENERAL PRACTICE YEAR BOOK 1944. Edited by Cecil P. G. Wakely, C.B., D.Sc., F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. Pp. 211. The Medical Press and Circular, London, W.C.2. 15s. THE title might suggest a resum6 of recent advances in treatment. However, the volume contains forty-two articles by well-known authorities on the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of medical and surgica...

IN this book the author has collected most of the medical diseases met wvitlh in the fighting forces. It wvill therefore be useful to medical members of the fighting services in particular, for in a fewv minutes they can refer to (a book wvhich is almnost sure to contain the information they require. This may well be one of the reasons wvhy the book lhas already entered its second edition. T1he...

Skin diseases on the external aspect of the ear are seen in a variety of medical disciplines. Dermatologists, othorhinolaryngologists, general practitioners, general and plastic surgeons are regularly consulted regarding cutaneous lesions on the ear. This article will focus on those diseases wherefore surgery or laser therapy is considered as a possible treatment option or which are potentially...